Bombay Bicycle Club embark on ‘karaoke tour’
Bombay Bicycle Club have completed a special three-date “karaoke tour” of the UK.
The British rock group, who hold the distinction of playing the last-ever concert at the legendary Earl’s Court in London in 2014, performed at three Rough Trade record shops earlier this week.
The Jack Steadman-fronted four-piece served as the house band at London’s Rough Trade East on 22 August, along with Rough Trade stores in Nottingham and Bristol on 23 & 24 August, respectively, where they invited fans on stage to sing and play guitar, bass or drums with them.
“We’re the backing band; you’re the singers”
“Can you sing better than these four terrible singers? If so, join us for a special Bombay karaoke night at @RoughTrade,” the band posted on social media when announcing the shows last month. “London, Nottingham or Bristol. We’re the backing band; you’re the singers. We’ll be playing Bombay songs but may have a few indie disco staples up our sleeves.”
Bombay Bicycle Club release their sixth studio album, My Big Day, on 20 October, and will tour the UK venues such as O2 Academy2 Leicester, O2 Academy Oxford and HMV Empire in Coventry.
They will then head further afield in November for headline shows at Barcelona’s Sala Apolo, Alcatraz Milano in Italy, Tonhalle in Munich, Germany, Les Docks in Lausanne, Switzerland and Le Trabendo in Paris, France.
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Live at Leeds reveals mega lineup for new outdoor fest
UK promoter Live at Leeds has announced the first wave of acts for its new one-day festival, Live At Leeds: In The Park.
Bombay Bicycle Club, Nothing But Thieves, Arlo Parks, Easy Life and Sea Girls are among the acts that have today (10 November) been confirmed for the indie/alternative outdoor festival.
The festival is set to launch on 4 June 2022 at Temple Newsam in Yorkshire – home to a number of major UK festivals including Slam Dunk and Newsam Park.
Organisers say that the event will be an “in the park” version of Live at Leeds In the City – one of the country’s largest multi-venue, inner-city festivals.
Since launching in 2007, the flagship festival has showcased bands across multiple venues in Leeds city centre on the May bank holiday weekend. This year’s event was pushed back to October due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Organisers say that the event will be an “in the park” version of Live at Leeds In the City
The event will again take place in the autumn of next year, on Saturday 15 October 2022.
“We’re incredibly excited to release the first-ever Live at Leeds In the Park lineup,” says Live At Leeds: In The Park, festival promoter Joe Hubbard.
“After the most difficult couple of years it felt amazing to deliver Live at Leeds In the City this year, and following it up with this brand new event for 2022 makes the future feel really positive. Hopefully, everyone loves this lineup as much as we do, and our loyal Live at Leeds crowd enjoy having two festivals to look forward to in 2022!”
Tickets for Live At Leeds: In The Park go on general sale from 10 am this Friday (12 November), with general admission tickets starting from £55. For more information, visit Live at Leeds.
See the full lineup below:
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